listIn the morning of 15 August, a Robin DR.400/140B Dauphin 4 (registered F-GMXY) departed for a domestic flight between Loudun and La Baule, France. The aircraft – carrying three passengers – disappeared from radar. The last location was seen in the river Loire, close to Lavau-sur-Loire.
Shortly after the incident, a search-and-rescue was started.
At around 18:30 (UTC +2), debris was reported in the water and one of the three bodies was recovered.
A firefighter squad is still looking for the two other occupants, which are presumed dead.
One of the three persons onboard was journalist Gérard Leclerc (CNews, ex-France 2), who was piloting the aircraft.
This post was published on 15 August 2023 23:08
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